TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hancock,Dawson R.
AU  - Algozzine,Robert
AU  - Algozzine,Robert
TI  - Doing case study research: a practical guide for beginning researchers 
SN  - 9780807758137 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - LB1028 .H313 2017
U1  - 370.72 HAN 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New York
PB  - Teachers College Press
KW  - Education
KW  - Research
KW  - Methodology
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Case method
KW  - Social research & statistics
KW  - thema
KW  - Higher & further education, tertiary education
KW  - Informational works
KW  - fast
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I: Foundations; 1.Scientific inquiry; 2.Qualitative and quantitative research; Part II: Stages of doing case study research; 3.Setting the stage; 4.Determining what we know; 5.Selecting a design; 6.Gathering information from interviews; 7.Gathering information from; 8.Gathering information from; 9.Summarizing and interpreting the information; 10.Reporting findings; 11.Confirming case study findings; Part III: Putting it all together; 12.Preparing proposals for case study research; 13.Disseminating case study research
N2  - "Reflecting recent knowledge and developments in the field, this very practical, easy-to-use guide emphasizes learning how to do case study research�from the first step of deciding whether a case study is the way to go to the last step of verifying and confirming findings before disseminating them. The authors show students how to determine an appropriate research design, conduct informative interviews, record observations, document analyses, delineate ways to confirm case study findings, describe methods for deriving meaning from data, and communicate their findings. Featuring many new examples, the Third Edition offers step-by-step guidance to help beginning researchers through the stages of planning and implementing a thesis, dissertation, or independent project."--Publishers website
ER  -